From the Buffalo News:<\/p>\n
A 30-year-old Vancouver man placed the winning $1.25 million bid for the former Hotel Niagara at an auction Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Jamil Kara said he plans to turn the 12-story building at Rainbow Boulevard and First Street downtown into a boutique hotel and condominiums.<\/p>\n
Kara, who was one of 10 qualified bidders, said that he has been in the condo and hotel business for about seven years and that his development group owns several high-rises in the British Columbia city.<\/p>\n
He said he also was involved in the Film Work Lofts, a recently completed project in Hamilton, Ont.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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